Toy



' Oct. 17, 1939.

H.D.ALLEN TOY Filed March 31, 1936 Patented Oct. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY Harold D. Allen, East Hampton, Conn., assignor to The Gong Bell Manufacturing Company, East Hampton, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application March 31, 1936, Serial No. 71,923

8 Claims. (01. 155-22) My invention relates to the class of toys de- Wheels are located on the projecting ends of signed for riding purposes, and an object of my the axles these wheels each comprising a cup l9 invention, among others, is the production of a and a cap 2%, the cap being curled at its outer toy of this type having features readily lending edge to form a rim 2| which is secured to the 5 themselves for amusement purposes particularly edges of the cup in any suitable manner. Strut 5 appealing to a child. sleeves 22 are located within each wheel to prop- One form of atoy embodying my invention and erly space the bottom of the cup and the cap in the construction and use of which the objects from each other and provide a rigid structure.

herein set out, as well as others, may be attained A nut 23 screwed on to the end of the axle I6 10 is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in opposite its headed end firmly secures the wheels, 10' which axle, and spacers together so that they rotate Figure l is a side view of my improved toy. as a unit in the lower ends of the legs [4. The Figure 2 is an end view of the same. wheels are made of thin sheet metal stamped to Figure 3 is a top plan view. shape, the cup l9 at least having some resonant Figure 4 is a view in vertical cross section on an characteristics so that sounders 24 preferably of 10' enlarged scale on a plane passing through the angular shape will produce a ringing sound as rear axle, as denoted by the dotted line in Fig. 1 the wheels are rotated.

of the drawings The head may be painted to represent a mane,

Figure 5 is a side view of the toy showing a eyes and nostrils, as of a horse and also to repmodification. resent a bridle, a rein 25 being extended through 20 Figure 6 is a view in end elevation of this lata hole in the head and bells 26 are secured to ter form of toy with the top or head broken off. the rein.

My improved toy comprises a platform includ- That form of the toy shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is ing a seat 8 at its rear end and a head support substantially the same as that hereinabove de- 25 9 at its front end. This is preferably composed scribed with the exception that in the place of the 25 of wood or similar light material and a figure wheels rockers 2'! are employed. Otherwise the If] resembling a horses head is secured to the two forms of the toy are the same.

support 9 and a conventional representation of a I claim: tail H is secured to the rear end back of the l. A riding toy comprising a platform, an in- 80 seat 8. verted U-shaped frame, formed separately from 30 Supporting frames are secured to the platform and extending across said platform at each end near the front and back ends thereof. These thereof, said frames being separately formed each supports are preferably composed of thin sheet from the other and said frames comprising metal bent to shape and of inverted U-form to crowns spaced apart and secured to the platconventionally represent the legs l2 of an animal, form at opposite ends thereof, said crowns be- 35 as'a horse. The crowns i3 at the top of the ing extended and bent at opposite ends to form frame are straight to receive the seat 8 and head legs, said frames each being formed from chansupport 8 which are rigidly secured to the frame nel strips with the channel facing inwardly, bolts as by means of bolts or screws or other similar projecting through said platform and crowns and 40 fastenings. having heads to receive a tool for turning the 40 Each of these frames is formed of a single bolts and with nuts housed within and fitting the piece of material bent from a strip of channel channels in said strips to prevent turning of the or trough shape and comprising sides it. These nuts when the bolts are screwed in, and means legs preferably diverge from the platform downfor movably supporting said toy.

wardly and at their lower ends are bent into par- 2. A riding toy comprising a platform, an in- 45 allel relation as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the verted U-shaped frame at each end of said platdrawing. Holes are formed through the lower form, axles supported in the lower ends of the ends of said legs to receive hubs 55 which are branches of each of said frames and projecting rotatably mounted in said holes. These hubs rebeyond the outer sides thereof, and wheels seceive an axle it which extends through both cured to the projecting ends of said axles, each 5;; legs of each frame. Spacing sleeves H are 10- wheel comprising a cup and a cap, said cap havcated on the axle between each pair of legs 14 ing its rim overturned and inwardly extended to to properly space the legs, and a separator l8 form a rim having an annular groove. may be placed on the axles between the adjacent 3. A riding toy comprising a platform, an inends of the sleeves l'l. verted U-shaped frame at each end of said plat- 55 form, said frames being each composed of channel strips with the channels facing inwardly, spacing sleeves located between the branches of each frame with the ends of the sleeves projecting into said channels, hubs abutting the ends of said sleeves and rotatably mounted in the lower ends of said branches, wheels abutting said hubs, said hubs projecting beyond opposite sides of said branches tospace the branches and wheels apart axles projecting through said sleeves, hubs and wheels, and means for drawing said parts together.

4. A riding toy comprising a platform, an in-' verted U-shaped frame at each end of said platform, each of said frames being composed of channel strips, spacing sleeves located between said strips, hubs abutting said sleeves, wheels abutting said hubs, said hubs projecting beyond opposite sides of said branches to space the branches and wheels apart strut sleeves within said wheels and abutting opposiite Walls thereof, and means for drawng said spacing sleeves, hubs, wheels and strut sleeves together.

5. A wheel and axle structure for a toy, said structure comprising a supporting frame having branches, an axle supported in the lower ends of said branches of each of said frames and projecting beyond the outer sides thereof, and wheels secured to the projecting ends of said axle each wheel comprising a cup and a cap, said cap having its rim overturned and inwardly extended to form a ring having an annular groove.

6. A wheel and axle structure for a toy, said structure comprising supporting frames having branches of channel shape in cross section with the channels facing inwardly, spacing sleeves located between the branches of each frame with the ends of the sleeves projecting into said channels and housed therein, hubs abutting the ends of said sleeves and rotatably mounted in the lower ends of said branches, wheels abutting said hubs, said hubs being of a length greater than the thickness of said branches to space the branches and wheels apart axles projecting through said sleeves, hubs and wheels, and means for drawing said parts together.

7. A wheel and axle structure for a toy, said structure comprising supporting frames having branches, spacing sleeves located between said branches, hubs abutting said sleeves within said sleeves and of a length greater than the thickness of the branches to space the sleeve and wheels apart to prevent binding of the Wheels against the branches, wheels abutting said hubs, strut sleeves within said wheels and abutting the opposite walls thereof, and means for drawing said spacing sleeves, hubs, wheels and strut sleeves together.

8. A wheel and axle structure for a toy, said structure comprising a supporting frame, an axle supported by said frame, and a wheel secured to said axle and comprising a cup and a cap, said cap having a backturned part creating a rim comprising a tread projecting radially from said cup and spacing the latter from a surface over which the wheel travels, a strut sleeve located between the cup and the cap upon said axle, and means for forcing the cup and cap toward each other to secured them together.

HAROLD D. ALLEN. 

